indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
in accordance with plans; just as planned
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
world; society; people; the public
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
difference; variation; difference
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)